[bookport] files disappeared
- From: "DOC" <TALMIDIM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:20:47 -0700
My cousin dropped her bookport while in the hospital. When she had someone
pick it up for her she found that all files were missing but the memo
folder.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: file name
> But David, you would KNOW if you had file advancement on. Let's say
you're
> listening to an audiobook separated into files:
> 1_chapter 1.mp3
> 2_chapter 2.mp3
> ...etc.. You finish chapter 1 and hear, Chapter 2, the journey
> of...whatever. You listen to that and then arrive at "Chapter 3, The
final
> mystery". You're about halfway through that and then you suddenly think,
> hey, what am I listening to? I mean, let's get serious. And if you
really
> forget what book you're listening to, it takes about 2 keystrokes to find
> out, as opposed to always having to wait for the file name to be announced
> when you don't really need it. I agree, some might want an option like
> "announce new file name when advancing to it with audo advance" from the
> settings menu...but stuff like that could clutter things up to much. I am
> sure there are those, for instance, who hate the fact that the power
> movement commands are what they are, and wish you could change them to
> different keys. Well, mostly every user who uses them will agree that
they
> are very logically placed; thus, they cannot understand how anyone can
find
> it hard to use the power movement commands. This is my feeling on this
> situation. APH obviously stopped saying file names with the status
command
> for a reason.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 5:14 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: file name
>
>
> > Hi Grant and list:
> >
> > I'm glad you raised the question. Please consider the following
scenario:
> >
> > You are in a folder containing several files. You have set automatic
file
> > advance to yes. Suppose you've listened for an hour or so. Now you'd
like
> > to know where you are. You can press 5 to get the time. Suppose it says
> > something like 5:40. This tells you you are 5 minutes forty seconds into
> > the file, but what file? But you know you've been listening for longer
> > than that. Remember, I said you've listened for an hour or so. How is
this
> > possible? Well, it is possible because you have obviously got to the end
> > of the file you were originally in and advanced on. But how far on have
> > you advanced? So no, you don't just *know what you're listening to.
Having
> > the filename back in the stats would leave you in no doubt. Some of us
> > know how valuable this is because we remember when it used to be there.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 1:53 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: file name
> >
> >
> >> Not meaning to be rude, but wouldn't you generally know what you're
> >> listening to though? :-)
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Chris G" <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 6:54 AM
> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: file name
> >>
> >>
> >>> How about putting the amount in the settings keypad and put the
filename
> >>> back in the stats key.
> >>> I miss that and it would be nice.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:33:30 -0500
> >>> "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Actualy, I think they removed it to make room for the amount of space
> >>>> left
> >>>> on the card. As I recall, they couldn't have both. I like being
able
> >>>> to
> >>>> find out how much room is left on the card but I also wish there were
a
> >>>> way
> >>>> to get the name of the current file. I can't tell you how many times
> >>>> I've
> >>>> been deep into a book but just couldn't recall the exact title. Of
> >>>> course
> >>>> it is possible to simply move up or back 1 file and then return to
the
> >>>> one
> >>>> in question with the star or pound keys and get the file name that
way.
> >>>> Lou
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:37 AM
> >>>> Subject: [bookport] Re: file name
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> > It used to be there but cluttered stuff up too much thus it was
> >>>> > removed.
> >>>> > Chances are you know what file you're reading. :-)
> >>>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> > From: "Chris G" <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 9:18 PM
> >>>> > Subject: [bookport] file name
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > > hi, can we have the file name of the book we are reading in the
> >>>> > > extended
> >>>> > > stats command.
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > Thanks
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > --
> >>>> > > Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Dogs that bark at a distance never bite. -English Proverb.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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